Sacred Tobacco Mapacho Lobelia (Indian Tobacco) & How to quit smoking naturally and holistically

Cara Wiseroots
May 26, 2024
4 min read

Updated: Mar 6

there are natural ways to integrate sacred smoke into your life

This blog will cover

using sacred smoke
sacred use of tobacco & mopacho
The sacred plant mopacho
The tobacco plant
the peace pipe
western smoking
quitting smoking naturally
lobelia for quitting smoking
sitali cooling breath for quitting smoking

Sacred smoking is as ancient as human civilisation. Sacred smoke in the form of incense and ceremonial smoking has use has been used on every continent on the planet in differing forms and through many religions and cultures

This blog is all about tobacco

there are two main strains of tobacco, the first is cultivated or regular tobacco, the second is the ancient and sacred plant 'mapacho' nicotina rustica

MAPACHO

Nicotina rustica called ‘mopacho’ by the native american indians is a sacred plant medicine

Mapacho is considered the king of plants, used for healing for thousands of years, which gives deep spiritual cleansing to help physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually (nicotina rustica)

i use mapacho as it is intended by great spirit, in shamanic ceremony, this medicine and smudge assists me to send prayers to the creator and we never inhale this as it is not ours and i teach others in my shamanic courses to do the same. The sacred plant medicine mopacho (nicotina rustica) clears, cleanses the aura and chakras

Mapacho has yellow flowers emanating the golden ray of light

PEACE PIPE

Mapacho is used in the sacred peace pipe and smoking ceremonies together with blends of other sacred plants and herbs, used by native americans to send their prayers to great spirit and as a peace offering, the smoke should never be inhaled as it is Great Spirits

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mapacho with yellow flowers (weberseeds . de)

TOBACCO

The tobacco plant is different to Mapacho, it has been cultivated for centuries, the tobacco plant has pink flowers

Tobacco is said to open and cleanse the heart chakra, pink is the colour of the heart chakra

tobacco with pink flowers (honestseedco . com)

WESTERN SMOKING

in the west we 'smoke' without thinking

i once unconsciously abused tobacco which is also abused daily by millions of people all over the world

i’ve been an ex smoker for nearly 10 years, my smoking addiction was caused by social norms and peer pressure, lots of friends smoked in the 90s the fact that i actually didn’t like smoking was irrevelant and before i knew it i was addicted, smoking doesn’t help stress it creates more stress in the body’s systems, in every cigarette there is many toxins and a sugar load, smoking play havoc with the adrenals as well as the lungs, in TCM Chinese Medicine, lungs hold sadness and grief and smoking might be used to suppress these feelings. i healed from my plant addiction of this harsh mistress, nicotina rustica and her control over my life and will share with you in this blog how

QUITTING SMOKING

my latest YouTube video is about my journey of how i quit smoking the natural holistic way using yoga breath and herbal remedy, it was the best thing i ever did, please feel free to share this video with anyone you think is ready to quit

Cara offers Hesling sessions to assist you heal from quitting smoking book with Cara here for shamanic energy healing and releasing plant attachments or book for a homeopathy session here

FIRST STEP

The first step to stopping smoking is WANTING to stop, and changing your mindset l, you may one day decide you want to stop or will have to stip due to health reasons

A GURU’S ADVICE ON SMOKING

Osho offered much advice to his followers on smoking, this yoga guide and teacher said ‘smoke mindfully’

‘be conscious of every inhalation, enjoy the action of smoking the cigarette’ and when you focus in this was smoking may feel gross or absurd, this is how i started my journey to quitting regular smoking

QUITTING SMOKING

i used two techniques to quit smoking and it worked for me, this is MY STORY, regular tobacco has raginc, pitta ‘fire’ energy. The two remedies are soothing and cooling:

LOBELIA INFLATA tincture

A native american smoke release herb and respiratory healer, known to be relaxing in small doses and stimulating in moderate, though avoid large doses as it can cause vomiting (emetic) Known as indian tobacco or pukeweed, should NOT be used in combination with regular tobacco

Can help depression, ADHD, drug addiction and abuse and is an antioxidant

follow dosage instructions on bottle

Metaphysical qualities:

attracts love

Element: water

CONTRA INDICATIONS & CAUTION

some side effects include nausea, a bitter aftertaste, mouth numbness, heart arrhythmia, and increased blood pressure. lobelia is known to induce vomiting and can be poisonous and even fatal in very high doses. (.6-1 gram of the leaf is toxic, and 4 grams may be fatal)

❗️Children, individuals taking medications, and women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should avoid lobelia products due to the lack of safety research. If you want to take lobelia consult your healthcare provider or an experienced herbalist beforehand. always consult a doctor before ingesting any herbal remedy

SITALI / SHEETALI COOLING BREATH

adds moisture to system, soothes pitta imbalance

instructions

inhale through curled tongue

exhale through mouth

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